I've been calculating some Jones polynomials lately and I was just curious if there was a "physical" (or, rather, geometric) meaning to evaluating the Jones polynomial at a particular value of $t$.
For example, if I take the Jones polynomial for the (right) Trefoil knot, I have
$J(t) = t + t^3 - t^4$.
Is there some way I can interpret $J(0)$? $J(1)$?
I understand that the Jones polynomial is a laurent polynomial, so I don't expect $J(0)$ to make sense for a lot of knots (for example the left trefoil has $J(t) = t^{-1} + t^{-3} - t^{-4}$), but I thought it was worth asking.
I also know that $J(t^{-1})$ gives the Jones polynomial of the mirror image knot. Is there a way to interpret $J(-t)$? $J(t^2)$? How about $J(t) = 0$?
Edit to clarify what I mean when I say "physical meaning": Since the Jones polynomial is a link invariant, $J(0)$ is also a link invariant (if it exists). Does this invariant correspond to a property of the knot that you can visualise, such as, say, the linking number or the crossing number?